Scientific consensus
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Scientific consensus is a broadbased agreement about a scientific theory - regardless of whether there is any actual scientific evidence for or against it.
The best known modern examples of consensus science are that of biologists favoring Darwin's Theory of evolution and the environmentalist faith in Anthropogenic global warming.
MIT Climate scientist Richard Lindzen wrote:
- "Science, in the public arena, is commonly used as a source of authority with which to bludgeon political opponents and propagandize uninformed citizens. ... It is a reprehensible practice that corrodes our ability to make rational decisions." [1]
- "Essentially if whatever you are told is alleged to be supported by 'all scientists,' you don't have to understand [the issue] anymore. You simply go back to treating it as a matter of religious belief." [2]
See also
External links
- Climate consensus and the end of science - Terence Corcoran
- Global Warming as a Religion